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What to do this weekend: Berlin’s best events

You're in Berlin and don't know what to do? Don't worry. We've asked around and here are […]
Food

Nola: New Orleans fried chicken comes to Mitte

Gastropub Noto in Mitte reinvents itself as a New Orleans-inspired diner called Nola.
Clubs

Weekend club update: Buttons im Zenner, Your Love in der Panorama Bar

Berlin's clubs are the stuff of legend, so which nights should you check out this weekend?
Friday 24, March

King Charles III to make official visit to Berlin

On Wednesday, King Charles III will make an official visit to Berlin for the first time as […]
Berlin's best bookshops

The best English bookstores in Berlin

Berlin is home to some world-class English-language bookstores. We round up the oldest, the newest and the […]
DDR

East Berlin photos 1971-1990: Explore the city beyond the wall

K. Krause captured the essence of everyday life in East Berlin in these 12 photos spanning 1971 […]

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Open fire cooking

Berlin is burning: The new wave of restaurants cooking with fire

From Kramer to Stoke, Ember, Ernst and Barra, open-fire cooking is having a moment in Berlin right […]
Food

From Agni to Zora: Berlin’s tastiest Indian restaurants

The Indian food scene is exploding in size and popularity, with good reason. Here are the best […]
Food

Nola: New Orleans fried chicken comes to Mitte

Gastropub Noto in Mitte reinvents itself as a New Orleans-inspired diner called Nola.
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Architecture

Art

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Rainbow Serpent: The exhibition reframing Australia’s indigenous memory

Artist Daniel Boyd's upcoming exhibition at the Gropius Bau raises the curtain on Australia's traditional foundation narrative.
Art

Art in 2023: The most important Berlin exhibitions this year

What can we expect from Berlin art in 2023. We look over the most anticipated shows, exhibitions, […]
Interview

Phantoms of the Night: Co-curator Frank Schmidt on 100 years of Nosferatu

The Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection is currently showing the exhibition "Phantoms of the Night: 100 Years of Nosferatu". We […]
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Music

Interview

“I have grown to love this city” Creams on Berlin winters and her favourite venues

Originally from Tbilisi, Georgia, Berlin-based alt-pop artist Creams is fast becoming a global star. We chatted about […]
Music & clubs

Sound and vision: How Berlin techno looks today

Artist Alina Pagani uses her photographic eye to explore the beauty and distinct culture of the Berlin […]
Electronic music

Rave the Planet 2023: the techno-event is coming back

Rave the Planet, Berlins techno parade, is coming back for another epic street party.
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History

Stage

Stage

Vidina Popov on newcomers, female-led venues and her new show at Maxim Gorki

Vidina Popov is back at the Gorki with Oliver Frljić's Schlachten. We sat down with the actress, […]
Interview

Dyke Dogs bring queer salon culture to the stage

The duo behind the queer-lesbian performance series, Dyke Dogs chat about how they're bringing playfulness and open […]
Review

As You Fucking Like It ★★★★★

Pushing the gender paradoxes of Shakespeare's comedy to the extreme, the Deutsches Theater 'As You Fucking Like […]
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Books

Books

The real Sally Bowles

Berlin’s most famous British expat is arguably Christopher Isherwood’s Sally Bowles. But the real-life woman behind the […]
Berlin's best bookshops

The best English bookstores in Berlin

Berlin is home to some world-class English-language bookstores. We round up the oldest, the newest and the […]
Queer history

Bad Gays: Ben Miller on queer history’s greatest antagonists

We spoke with Ben Miller, co-author of Bad Gays, a new book on the dark side of […]
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Film

Film

Cinema city: Berlin’s most unusual kinos

With its many arthouse cinemas playing subtitled gems to a growing crowd of international filmgoers, Berlin is […]
Interview

Sergei Loznitsa: “Greetings from the middle ages”

We spoke with Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa about the war in Ukraine, propaganda, Berlin - and his […]
Interview

“What happens when a person leaves or dies?” Charlotte Wells on her new movie, Aftersun

Starring Paul Mescal in his most sophisticated role so far, 'Aftersun' has been collecting accolades thick and […]
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Berlin

DDR

East Berlin photos 1971-1990: Explore the city beyond the wall

K. Krause captured the essence of everyday life in East Berlin in these 12 photos spanning 1971 […]
Culture

Night at the museum: The Berlin exhibitions you can visit after work

Exhibitions aren't just for weekends. We round up the Berlin museums you can visit on weekday evenings.
Short Escapes

Raus! Escape to Brandenburg with rural glamper cabins

Hospitality startup Raus are bringing their eco-friendly (and sufficiently Instagrammable) glamper holiday cabins to Brandenburg.
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Politics

Red flag

Meet Leo Jogiches, Rosa Luxemburg’s spymaster who lived in Neukölln

Leo Jogiches, one of Rosa Luxemburg's closest collaborators, was also murdered by the police. Historian Nathaniel Flakin […]
Sex work is work

The right to say yes: The new faces of sex work in Berlin

20 years after its legalisation, we spoke with five Berliners about reality of sex work in the […]
BVG

Germany’s new €49 ticket – explained!

With the Deutschlandticket, public transport all across Germany will soon cost a flat rate of €49 per […]
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